‘Motivated’ Andy Murray up for French Open conflict with Stan Wawrinka | Andy Murray

Within the aftermath of his brutal five-set loss to Stan Wawrinka within the semi-finals of the 2017 French Open, Andy Murray was struggling however nonetheless ­unaware of simply how a lot his life was about to vary. Having spent most of his profession thriving in prolonged best-of- five-set matches, they have been now excruciating.

“I couldn’t sleep that night time,” ­Murray mentioned on Friday. “My hip was in a lot ache. I keep in mind getting up within the night time, I used to be mendacity on the couch in a great deal of ache. I by no means recovered. I couldn’t lengthen my leg behind me correctly after that match. It was a disgrace.”

That defeat,…